A passenger at the rear of a train traveling at 15 m/s relative to earth throws a baseball with a speed of 15 m/s in the direction opposite the motion of the train. what is the velocity of the baseball relative to the earth as it leaves the thrower's hand?

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Harmony Tyler

14 October, 17:39

A passenger at the rear of a train traveling at 15 m/s relative to earth throws a baseball with a speed of 15 m/s in the direction opposite the motion of the train. what is the velocity of the baseball relative to the earth as it leaves the thrower's hand?

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Daniel Pena · Answer 1

Relative to the earth, the trains' speed is 15 m/s.

Relative to the train, the ball's speed is - 15 m/s.

Therefore, relative to earth, the ball's speed is

15 - 15 = 0

Answer: 0